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    The traditional arts of the Philippines can be summarized in 3 sentences: Oil painting, pottery, and folk architecture were some of the earliest art forms in the Philippines, influenced by both indigenous and European traditions. Notable folk performing arts include dances like the tinikling as well as poetic forms like the ambahan and pabasa ng pasyon. A wide variety of crafts also developed including woven items like the bayong and hinabol, carved woodwork and pottery with anthropomorphic designs, and woven baskets like the tingkep.

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    The traditional arts of the Philippines can be summarized in 3 sentences: Oil painting, pottery, and folk architecture were some of the earliest art forms in the Philippines, influenced by both indigenous and European traditions. Notable folk performing arts include dances like the tinikling as well as poetic forms like the ambahan and pabasa ng pasyon. A wide variety of crafts also developed including woven items like the bayong and hinabol, carved woodwork and pottery with anthropomorphic designs, and woven baskets like the tingkep.

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    The traditional arts of the Philippines can be summarized in 3 sentences: Oil painting, pottery, and folk architecture were some of the earliest art forms in the Philippines, influenced by both indigenous and European traditions. Notable folk performing arts include dances like the tinikling as well as poetic forms like the ambahan and pabasa ng pasyon. A wide variety of crafts also developed including woven items like the bayong and hinabol, carved woodwork and pottery with anthropomorphic designs, and woven baskets like the tingkep.

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    Traditional Arts of the Philippines

    Oil painting / Fisherman


    One method of painting that Filipinos use is oil painting. This method
    was introduced as early as 16th century was influenced by the
    European traditions.

    Soil painting / Pangangande


    As many artist use water colors to paint, the talaanding, an
    indigenous people of the Banwaon tribe soil for painting.
    This method of painting was introduced by Waway Saway
    in Talaanding community in the year of 1995.

    Neolithic Pottery / Pottery


    Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and
    other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are
    fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form.

    Folk Architecture
    These are simple structures built of local materials and
    available tools to provide shelter for its inhabitants. For
    example: BAHAY KUBO / NIPA HUT – It is also known as
    Kamalig – It serves as an icon to Filipino lowland and rural
    culture.

    Maritime transport
    Plays a crucial role in ensuring an integrated and coordinated
    transport network for an archipelagic country like the
    Philippines. The country's maritime waters have served as a
    major medium for domestic and international trade, travel,
    and tourism.
    Rizal Monument
    The Famous sculpture in the Philippines is the Rizal Monument a memorial
    in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the executed
    Filipino nationalist, José Rizal.

    Weaving / Banig
    The weaving culture in the Philippines dates
    back to the 13th century. The tradition makes use of raw
    materials like local cotton, abaca, fibres, and pineapples. Many
    Filipinos are very spiritual people; in fact, our traditions are
    rooted in beliefs that were passed on by our ancestors.

    Carving
    Wood carving in the Philippines is a tradition dating
    back to pre-colonial times. Native Filipinos carved
    boats, plows, arrows, spears, and other essential items,
    often creating ornamental patterns for the use of the
    tribal hierarchy and to celebrate special occasions.

    Folk Performance Arts


    Notable examples of folk performing arts include the banga,
    manmanok, ragragsakan, tarektek, uyaoy/uyauy, pangalay,
    kugsik, tinikling, subli, cariñosa, kuratsa, and pandanggo sa
    ilaw.

    Folk (Oral Literature)


    Folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino
    people. Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of
    the Philippines' various ethnic groups, as well as various pieces of
    folklore that have evolved since the Philippines became a single ethno-
    political unit.

    Folk Graphic
    Folk graphic arts stand out with their artistic peculiarities: clear, logically balanced composition,
    decorative expressive line, monumentality, harmony of background elements and plastic and
    color interaction of figures.

    Ornament
    An accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of
    something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural
    ornaments. a system, category, or style of such objects or features;
    ornamentation: a book on Gothic ornament. any adornment or means
    of adornment.

    Funerary mask burial


    offering / Anthropomorphic Pots
    It wasn’t the metal age that Philippines changed their pottery
    traditions, in which they experimented with forms, design, and
    techniques. A result of their pottery during that period were
    anthropomorphic pots which are pots have human
    characteristics

    Weaving / Bayong
    A bayong is a kind of bag originating in the Philippines and made
    by weaving dried leaves. The leaves used for making the bayong
    vary but the traditional bayong is made from buri leaves in the
    Visayas and pandan leaves in Luzon.

    Poetry /Ambahan
    The ambahan has several characteristics. First, it is a
    rhythmic poetic expression with a meter of seven
    syllable lines and having rhythmic end-syllables. It is
    also most often presented as a chant without a
    determined musical pitch or musical instrument
    accompanimen

    Poetry: Pabasa ng Pasyon


    Known simply as Pabása is a Catholic devotion in
    the Philippines popular during Holy Week involving
    the uninterrupted chanting of the Pasyón, an early
    16th-century epic poem narrating the life, passion,
    death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.[1] The verses
    are based on the bible and practiced every holy week.

    Dance / Cordillera Dances


    For the people of the Cordillera, dance continues to be an
    expression of community life that animates the various
    rituals and ceremonies. They dance to appease their
    ancestors and gods to cure ailments, to ensure success at
    war, or to ward off bad luck or natural calamities.

    Vinta
    Are characterized by their colorful rectangular lug sails and
    bifurcated prows and sterns, which resemble the gaping
    mouth of a crocodile. Vinta are used as fishing vessels, cargo
    ships, and houseboats. Smaller undecorated versions of the
    vinta used for fishing are known as tondaan.

    Hinabol
    A hand-woven fabric made by the ethnic Higanon tribe in
    Northern Mindanao. This is called the “woven happiness” because
    weaving is meant to be a happy activity, the hinabol weaver
    expresses her feelings on her loom and it is seen in the distinctive
    patterns and vibrant colors of the hinabol.

    Tingkep
    A basket from the Pala'wan people of the Philippines made from rattan.
    The baskets are used to store rice, transport food, hold special belongings
    and are sometimes used by healers in the ritual called Kundu evoking the
    spirit of Linamen, a beautiful and powerful female spirit. 

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